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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. FORTUNATE . . . Robert and Elly Lindahl and sons feel “for tunate” that they have a two-room apartment and can live in Den mark. Family income is about $1,600 a year, with $200 going for taxes. Pauline Frederick, WNU Foreign Correspondent, was a guest in their home. EUROPE’S unit PEOPLE—1946 Copenhagen Most ‘American’ Of All Cities on the Continent By'PAULINE FREDERICK WNU Foreign Correspondent COPENHAGEN.—Denmark’s revered Grundtvig has said that this is a land where “few have too much and fewer have too little.” Copenhagen is a city of one million, containing one-fourth of the population of the whole country. And I might add that American army men visiting here on leave are saying that Copenhagen re minds them more of an American city than any place they have seen over here. . SERVICE EDITOR'S NOTE: Thir- newspaper, through sp°cial arrangement with the Washington Bureau of Western Newspaper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W., Washing’ ton, l). C., is able to bring readers this weekly column on problems of the veteran and serviceman and his family. Questions may be addressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent col umn. No replies can be made direct by mail, but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly. Units’ Locations a Secret The war department has an nounced that as of March 13 no further information will be fur nished as to the whereabouts of tri- ous units in the armed force., as they have done during the past sev eral months. The army explains that during the period of redeployment when so many units were moving in transit from one sector to an other they permitted publication of the positions of these units. At this time, however, the army says that the billets of the various units are more or less semi permanent and that again, for reasons of military security, their positions will not be publicized. So please do not ask us to obtain this information as we have done in the past. • • • Ten regional offices and 12 forest and range experiment stations have been qualified to give soil con servation and forest field work training to veterans by the depart ment of agriculture. The training course may be confined to on-the- job methods or a combination of this training and a course in an edu cational institution. Employment within the U. S. D. A. or with pri vate interests is an objective. » » • Questions and Answers Q. When I was shipped to the states for discharge, I was told to leave my foot locker with my bat talion supply officer and he would have it shipped to my home. I did and I have been home six months and no foot locker. Who can I write to in a case like this? — J. M. E., Seattle, Wash. A. Write to Personal Effects divi sion, U. S. quartermaster corps, U. S. army, Kansas City, Mo. Q. My brother enlisted in May, 1944, for the ASTP. He went to col lege for eight months, then was transferred to the infantry. Will his time in ASTP count as time in serv ice? Is he considered a volunteer? —L. G., Chicago, HI. A. If he was on active duty during his ASTP service, his time counts. If he was in the enlisted reserve status, his time does not count. The army says all men of draft age are considered inductees. Q. My son, a private first class. Is now in a hospital from wounds re ceived in Italy. In a big push, his sergeant and corporal were killed. He was placed in command and led his squad for five days when he was wounded. Should he not re ceive a sergeant’s pay from that time on? — Reader, Boonvilie, N. Y. A. Not unless he was promoted to a sergeant. Q. I entered the army in Decem ber, 1945. My father had an acci dent, my mother was sick and un able to care for him, no one at home, so I was discharged from the army to care for them and run the farm he rented. I lacked a few days of staying in three months. Am I entitled to any of :he bill of rights? — A worried farmer, Dan- ielsville, Ga. A. The law says you must have served at least 90 days on active duty unless discharged for disability prior to that time. You evidently were released at your convenience on a hardship case and therefore the ‘veterans administration says you are not entitled to the benefits. Q. My son Is a second lieutenant and entered the service January 6, 1945, went overseas December 21, 1945. How long before he can be discharged? — Mrs. F. A. W., Du buque, Iowa. A. Critical point score for a sec ond lieutenant is 67 points or 45 months. As of September 2, your son would have about 8 points and 8 months. Q. I have been receiving serv icemen’s readjustment allowance for 10 months on self-employment as owner and part-operator of a business. Am waiting on appeal of service - connected disability. Will the readjustment allowance be stopped after one year or one year plus time in service or until results of my disability appeal are re ceived? — C. D. VD., Alva, Okla. A. The law says 52 weeks is the maximum for drawing service men’s readjustment allowance. Q. Can a former wife receive ali mony from a retired army man through the U. S. treasury if she has a court decree stating it be paid in this manner each month? —Reader, Chattanooga, Tenn. A. That is purely a legal ques tion. Consult your attorney. Q. My husband was retired with a pension from the regular army after 30 years of service. Can I claim any support for my child and myself from his pension? — Mrs. L. B., Philadelphia, Pa. A. This is a legal question and must be settled in the courts. My trip here was extremely worth while, for I had a chance to meet and get acquainted with Rob ert and Elly Lindahl and their two sons, Svend, aged three, and Palle, who is two. The Lindahls live two flights up in a two-room apartment of a large red-brick apartment building. They have a single living room where they also eat, a smaller bedroom shared by the four of them, a kitchen with gas-range and cupboards and sink like those in thousands of American kitchens, a bath with shower. The Lindahls lean toward simple, mod ern furnishings in warm rusts and greens with colorful land and sea scapes on the walls. It was Feb ruary, but there was a bunch of golden forsythia on the coffee table. The blonde, bright-eyed hostess and her husband offered cherry wine in which we toasted Denmark and America. Robert Lindahl is a clerk in the office of the oldest newspaper in Scandinavia. He earns eight thou sand crowns a year, or a little bet ter than $1,600, and around $200 of it goes for taxes. The apartment with heat costs about $200 a year, with gas and electricity running $28. Robert went to work when he was 14, and in 1939 when he married Elly she was working in an office also. I noticed two books in English in their book-case. Both the Lindahls expressed regret that they had not been able to continue school where they would have learned to speak English, which was a requirement, so they are trying to learn to read the language a little as they find time. Mrs. Lindahl says with real satis faction that she is fortunate that she can bring up her healthy blonde lit tle boys in a country where it is pos sible today to get more to eat than Denmark is one of the few coun tries where the cost of living and wages have been kept more or less in balance. Finance Minister Thorkil Kristensen explained to me that during the occupation the Germans offered high wages to get workers to build airdromes and other instal lations. Wages in towns rose be tween 60 and 65 per cent, and went up even more in agricultural areas. Since 1939 the cost of living has gone up 60 per cent, although the in any other country of Europe ex cept Belgium. It is not surprising that in a dairy land like this she is able to give her children the milk they need and the eggs and cream and many of the other essentials. In fact, in the food line only the fol lowing are rationed: butter, sugar, brown bread, white bread, oatmeal, coffee, tea and cocoa. Since the liberation the butter ration has been cut from three pounds per person per month to two pounds because it is being exported. Each person is allowed about three and one-third pounds of sugar a month. Candy is scarce, especially chocolate. Each person may have a little less than three-fourths of a pound of bread per day, about one-half pound of coffee or cocoa and a little more than one- fourth pound of tea per month. The soap ration is one-third of a pound per person for personal use each month, and the same amount in soap flakes or powder for household use. Svende and Palle Lindahl are having a chance to grow up in a little country that will offer them many advantages if there is not another war. (But there are many Danes who expect that the United States and Great Britain are going to get tired of their occupation job in Germany and withdraw, and in that event a new Hitler will soon come to power.) Because of the advance in medicine and hygiene, the average life span of these little boys should be 64 years, and if they have any sisters, theirs should be 66 years. If they decide to live in the country they will probably have a farm of from 24 to 120 acres, the size of most Danish farms. If they live in the city they will probably have two-room flats such as they occupy now, as that is an average city dwelling. From olden times tHfc Danish. State has recognized its obligation to supervise and watch over the nor mal and physical upbringing of children and take special care of incorrigible and perverted as well as neglected and deserted young sters. When It comes time to go to school, the Lindahl boys will find that not only are the secondary schools free, but instruction at uni versities and other advanced insti tutions of learning is also free. When they are ready to take jobs they will find that 52 per cent of their fellow men are engaged in manufacturing and crafts and 28 per cent in forestry and fishery. They will gnd that they are living under a constitutional democracy. With fervence people here talk of their king who stayed with them during the occupation, while at the same time they cling ardently to their democratic institutions. Yes, Svende and Palle Lindahl, you were fortunate to be born in Denmark—that is, if there isn’t an other war in Europe. quality of all goods has gone down. Whether or not high wages can be maintained depends on the compe tition from world wages. The finance minister said the prices Den mark is able to get from her ex ports will greatly affect the wage standard at home. Cotton and wool are almost non existent, since the Danes are try ing to build up dollars to increase the imports. It is harder to get cloth ing than food in Denmark. manager of Cleveland’s Indi ans and one of baseball’s best short stops, has the brand and breed of club he likes to handle. In the main it is a young club, a big club, a hustling club and it is backed up by four talented starting pitchers. These are Bob Feller, Allie Reynolds Steve Gromek and Charley Em- bree, with other possibilities who should help. “This is a tough race for anyone to predict,” Boudreau tells me. “I mean a tough season in trying to guess postwar form. I will say right at the start that I can’t see any hot chance of our Indians beat ing out the Yankees, Red Sox or Tigers. But maybe we can nip one of them with our pitching and our hustle and finish as high as third. Fourth place is our main goal and that won’t be any sure thing.” “I’m looking largely to a year or two on beyond when these kids will be seasoned. And don’t forget by that time our starting pitchers, headed by Bob Feller, should still be going strong. It isn’t an old staff. Feller, Reynolds, Gromek and Embree are all well under 30.” Two Strong Points It might be stated here that the combination of Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack gives the earnest Indi ans a strong spot at short and sec ond, where strength is needed. It might also be mentioned that in Lou Boudreau the Indians have a young manager who is rapidly gaining experience, for which there is no substitute in sport. Not often, anyway. “If the Yankees, Tigers and Red Sox play up to their expected form,” Boudreau says, “I can’t see how they are to be crowded out from the first three places. But a lot of things can happen through a long baseball season. A lot of things. After all none of the top three will be cheering when they have to face our pitching staff day after day, and they all know this. “It means a lot to have four good starters you can bank on. Pitching has always been and always will be a big part of baseball. How much? Well, maybe 60 or 70 per cent.” Bob Feller’s Future It was worth while taking another look at Bob Feller, hardest working member on the Cleveland roster. I asked Feller about his improved curve ball. I heard he had devel oped this in the navy. “No,” Bob said, “that isn’t right. I’ve had about the same curve for some years now. Only before I de pended too much on my fast one. Now I’m simply using more curves. This also helps save my arm. “I didn’t get to do so much pitch ing in the navy,” Bob went on, “but I’ll tell you one new thing I learned. This was a slider. I don’t know how it will work out, but it may help.” A Bob Feller with a slider added to his fast ball and his curve ball isn’t going to be happy news to American league hitters. I didn’t have the nerve to ask Feller how many years he thought he might have left. For at the age of 27, 28 in November, my guess would be at least 10 years more. This is still a guess for I felt sure that Dizzy Dean would have better than 10 years left when something snapped and went sour in his right shoulder blade. All I can say here is that Bob Feller is smart enough to bo think ing about 1946, not 1948 or 1950. He knows what the hazards are when you are wheeling that fast one and that quick break in game after game against bats that too often are loaded with poison. • • • True Color in Baseball The Yankees have been accused in the past of lacking color. I was talking about this matter of Yankee color with Manager Joe Mc Carthy recently. “In my opinion,” he said, “this 1946 Yankee team has my idea of true color—the color that really be longs. By that I mean the color we have in infield skill and in out field skill and power. “I believe big crowds will get their thrills out of watching our in field in practice—Rizzuto and Gor don around second, Stirnweiss at third—in the execution of .their plays. “Those who love baseball—or those who love athletic skill above the average, will see Rizzuto, Gor don and Stirnweiss make plays that belong tc a circus. They are the greatest infield combination in this respect I have ever seen. Remem ber, I am predicting no pennant. We don’t know too much about our pitching yet. But I know what our infield can do. I know the impossible plays this infield can make, the type of plays that give any crowd a big kick—even if we lose. Rizzuto and Gordon are two acrobats. They are the type of color I want.” Denmark’s Economy Is Well Balanced Bob Felier MUSWHOim memos... I, jf. «S»X*X»>X'X»X»X*>iS8>W '•••■-■•x^»t*t-x-x-XvX->x-r-xJ Ordinary refrigerator rolls can be made more attractive by spreading a generous amount of shortening in a pan, covering with molasses and nuts and placing the rolls in the pan. Invert after baking for serv ing. Best Cooks Brighten Common Foods With Subtle Flavor Touches Even the best cook sometimes no tices that her family doesn’t seem to be eating as well as it usually does. Is it her fault? Many a wom- an has asked herself this question at one time or another and occa sionally she comes to me with this problem. Well, this is just a little bit dif ficult to answer. Perhaps Dad is busy or has a touch of the spring fever and just doesn’t care for heavy foods. Or, the young sters may be having a rugged time at school, and food does not appeal to them. Then again, no matter how good a cook you are, you may have fallen into a slump. Yes, the food may be cooked as well as ever, but perhaps there just isn’t enough variety. You may be making all your own favorite dishes just a little too often, and they just don’t seem as wonderful served once too often. Could that be it? . Well, if the latter is your prob lem, you’ll particularly want to look at these recipes today. They’re all designed to take the doldrums out of your meal and make even the most jaded appetite perk up and take an interest. What about a lovely frozen salad as a harbinger of spring? It is colorful with fruit and creamy cheese and perches beautifully on a curly bed of greens: Frozen Fruit Salad. (Serves 6) 6 ounces cream cheese Vi cup salad dressing 14 cup chopped nutmeats 2 tabiesn^ons chopped green pepper 114 cups sliced mixed fruits (canned) 14 cup cream, whipped Salt, if needed Lettuce or endive Maraschino cherries Blend together cream cheese and salad dressing. Add nutmeats, green pepper and fruit; mix well. Fold in dash of salt and whipped cream. Pour into individual molds and freeze 3 to 4 hours. Serve each on a portion of lettuce or curly en dive, garnished with the cherries. What about adding a little variety into the bread department? Here’s an orange honey bread that can be Lynn Says Vegetable Variety: Now that fresh, spring vegetables are ar riving at the markets, you’ll want to doll them up in their very best dress. Cook fresh, tender green as paragus until just barely done and serve with lemon-chive but ter, cheese or sour cream sauce. Dust with paprika before serv ing. Hot, cooked green or waxed beans may be served with a ta blespoonful of chili sauce or com bined with one of these other vegetables: carrots, celery, peas, gima beans or onions. When creaming green beans, add a little nutmeg, parsley, horseradish or mustard to the sauce. Lima beans are especially sa vory when served with a few sauteed mushrooms; or, serve with ’ a cream sauce to which a little mustard and lemon juice has been added. Beets will come back for a re turn engagement if they are stuffed with the following: cot tage cheese seasoned with chili sauce, onion, diced, cooked ba con, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Brown in oven before serving. Lynn Chambers’ Menus Crown Roast of Lamb .. .. Hashed Brown Potatoes Brussels Sprouts Asparagus Salad Bran Muffins Beverage Butterscotch Ice Cream Cookies served with cream cheese for a change: Orange Honey Bread. 2 tablespoons butter or substitute 1 cup strained honey 1 egg 1 tablespoon grated orange rind 2% cups flour 2V4 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon soda 14 teaspoon salt S A cup orange juice % cup chopped nutmeats Blend the softened butter with honey. Add beaten egg and orange rind and mix well. Sift together the dry ingredients and add alter-, nately with the orange juice. Add the nutmeats and mix well. Bake in a greased loaf pan, in a very mod erate (325-degree) oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Serve with crepm cheese or cheese mixed with orange marmalade. Bananas and whipped cream, two of our favorite foods which all but disappeared during the war years, have returned to grace the table. I know you’ll enjoy them both in this food-of-the-gods combination: Banana Cake. (Makes 2 9-inch layers) 14 cup shortening 1V4 cups sugar 2 large eggs 2 cups sifted flour Vs teaspoon baking powder % teaspoon baking soda Vs teaspoon salt 14 cup sour or buttermilk 1 cup mashed bananas (2 to 3) 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream together shortening and sugar; beat in eggs. Sift together dry ingredients and add alter nately with milk. Fold in bananas and flavoring. Bake in well- greased layer cake pans in a moderate (350- degree) oven for 30 to 35 minutes. You will need 1 cup cream, whipped, and 2 bananas, sliced, for the fill ing. Or, part of the cake, prefer ably the center, may be filled with whipped cream and bananas and the rest of the cake iced with choco late frosting. We sometimes tend to overlook the simple dishes in our search for something really fresh and inviting. You’ll know what I mean when you look at the next rei .jc for sim ple foods flavored with something special: Mocha Bread Pudding. (Serves 6) 4 tablespoons coffee 1 quart milk 2 tablespoons butter 1 square unsweetened chocolate 2 cups coarse bread or cake crumbs 2 eggs 14 cup sugar !4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Combine coffee and milk and bring to a boil slowly. Let stand to 10 minutes. Strain, add butter and chocolate to the flavored milk. Cook over boiling water until choco late melts. Beat eggs, add sugar. Bread pudding brightens up when it has a mocha flavor. Fluted whipped cream or a meringue top ping sprinkled with bits of shaved chocolate make a company dish out of a simple food. salt and vanilla. 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